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Langford, wearing the classic black and yellow Endeyville High singlet, improved to 52-0 with a quick 28-second pin against South Iredell's Matthew Insogna in the 2-A 106-pound title bout. Langford now has a career mark of 106-2 in his two years of varsity wrestling.

Hendersonville's Bryan Wallace and Matthew Parce also earned individual wrestling state titles in the 1-A ranks.

Wallace earned a 10-5 decision win over Cherokee's Tavi Rivera in the 160-pound 1-A finals Saturday night to earn his second straight wrestling state title. It was only the second loss of the year for Rivera (39-2).

Wallace finished the season at 48-3.

In the 182 1-A finals bout Parce earned his state title with a 5-2 decision win over Ayden Grifton's Diego Martinez. Parce finished the year at 43-6. Parce's high finish prior to this year was a fourth-place finish in his sophomore season. He's heading to Brevard College in the fall on a football scholarship.

The Bearcats' Rhett Hoy was going for his second straight state title in the 1-A 220 bout but ended up getting pinned in 1 minute, 39 seconds by Alleghany's Taylor Nester. Hoy finished the season at 40-11.

The other two North wrestlers competing, Clifford Braly at 113 and Zach Houston at 138, each had sixth-place finishes Saturday.

Of the five area 3-A wrestlers in the tournament, West Henderson's Daniel Carroll was the only one to place. He pinned Sterling Mills of DH Conly in the 220-pound, 3-A fifth-place match.

Rosman's Breyer Owen ended up in fourth place in the 126-pound weight class in 1-A. He fell by an 8-2 decision to West Wilkes' Jake St. Germain in the consolation finals.

<p>North Henderson sophomore Mitchel Langford capped off his undefeated season with his second individual wrestling state title Saturday night in Greensboro.</p><p>Langford, wearing the classic black and yellow Endeyville High singlet, improved to 52-0 with a quick 28-second pin against South Iredell's Matthew Insogna in the 2-A 106-pound title bout. Langford now has a career mark of 106-2 in his two years of varsity wrestling.</p><p>Hendersonville's Bryan Wallace and Matthew Parce also earned individual wrestling state titles in the 1-A ranks.</p><p>Wallace earned a 10-5 decision win over Cherokee's Tavi Rivera in the 160-pound 1-A finals Saturday night to earn his second straight wrestling state title. It was only the second loss of the year for Rivera (39-2).</p><p>Wallace finished the season at 48-3.</p><p>In the 182 1-A finals bout Parce earned his state title with a 5-2 decision win over Ayden Grifton's Diego Martinez. Parce finished the year at 43-6. Parce's high finish prior to this year was a fourth-place finish in his sophomore season. He's heading to Brevard College in the fall on a football scholarship.</p><p>The Bearcats' Rhett Hoy was going for his second straight state title in the 1-A 220 bout but ended up getting pinned in 1 minute, 39 seconds by Alleghany's Taylor Nester. Hoy finished the season at 40-11.</p><p>The other two North wrestlers competing, Clifford Braly at 113 and Zach Houston at 138, each had sixth-place finishes Saturday. </p><p>Of the five area 3-A wrestlers in the tournament, West Henderson's Daniel Carroll was the only one to place. He pinned Sterling Mills of DH Conly in the 220-pound, 3-A fifth-place match.</p><p>Rosman's Breyer Owen ended up in fourth place in the 126-pound weight class in 1-A. He fell by an 8-2 decision to West Wilkes' Jake St. Germain in the consolation finals.</p>